{{Short description|Luxembourg-based graphene nanotube manufacturer}} {{Infobox company | name = OCSiAl | logo = OCSiAI logo (2025).png | type = Private | industry = Nanotechnology<br/>Materials science | founded = {{start date|2010}} | location_country = Luxembourg | area_served = Europe, the U.S., South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, and India | products = Graphene nanotubes or Single-walled carbon nanotubes | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | num_employees = | website = {{URL|ocsial.com}} }}
'''OCSiAl''', is a Luxembourgish nanotechnology company based in Leudelange.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wort.lu/wirtschaft/start-up-ocsial-das-einhorn-mit-dem-magischen-pfeffer/1084591.html|title=Start-up OCSiAl: Das Einhorn mit dem magischen Pfeffer|date=November 17, 2020|website=Luxemburger Wort}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wort.lu/wirtschaft/300-millionen-euro-fabrik-in-differdingen-nimmt-gestalt-an/1124250.html|title=300-Millionen-Euro-Fabrik in Differdingen nimmt Gestalt an|date=October 5, 2021|website=Luxemburger Wort}}</ref> It specializes in the production of graphene nanotubes, also known as single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), and graphene nanotube-based products, and is considered the largest producer in the world.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nixon |first1=Adrian |last2=Knapman |first2=John |last3=Wright |first3=Dennis H. |title=Space elevator tether materials: An overview of the current candidates |journal=Acta Astronautica |date=September 2023 |volume=210 |pages=483–487 |doi=10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.04.008 |bibcode=2023AcAau.210..483N }}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wort.lu/wirtschaft/naechstes-jahr-baut-ocsial-seine-fabrik-in-differdingen/1116222.html|title=Nächstes Jahr baut OCSiAl seine Fabrik in Differdingen|date=July 31, 2021|website=Luxemburger Wort}}</ref>
==History== OCSiAl was founded in 2010.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wort.lu/wirtschaft/ocsial-haelt-an-differdingen-fest/1013968.html|title=Ocsial hält an Differdingen fest|date=July 30, 2019|website=Luxemburger Wort}}</ref> The name OCSiAl is derived from the chemical symbols for oxygen (O), carbon (C), silicon (Si), and aluminium (Al).<ref name="auto2"/>
In 2014, Frost & Sullivan recognized OCSiAl with the North American Award for Technology Innovation for its SWCNT products.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.frost.com/news/press-releases/ocsial-group-receives-frost-sullivan-technology-innovation-award-its-game-changing-carbon-nanotube-production-process/|title=OCSiAl Group Receives Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award for Its Game-Changing Carbon Nanotube Production Process|first=Frost &|last=Sullivan|date=December 2, 2014}}</ref>
In 2015, the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative recognized OCSiAl for expanding its matching grant program (iNanoComm), which supports research into SWCNT applications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/05/20/new-initiatives-accelerate-commercialization-nanotechnology|title=New Initiatives to Accelerate the Commercialization of Nanotechnology|date=May 20, 2015|website=whitehouse.gov}}</ref>
In 2016, OCSiAl registered OCSiAl’s SWCNTs under the European Union's REACH regulations, initially allowing production and commercialization of up to 10 tonnes annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.compositesworld.com/news/single-wall-carbon-nanotubes-complete-reach-registration|title=Single-wall carbon nanotubes complete REACH registration|website=www.compositesworld.com|access-date=2017-03-30|archive-date=2017-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821165918/http://www.compositesworld.com/news/single-wall-carbon-nanotubes-complete-reach-registration|url-status=dead}}</ref> The capacity was increased to 100 tonnes annually in 2020, and by the end of 2025 OCSiAl is still the only company permitted at this volume.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jeccomposites.com/knowledge/international-composites-news/ocsial-commercialize-100-tonnes-single-wall-carbon-nanotubes|title=OCSiAl to commercialize up to 100 tonnes of single wall carbon nanotubes annually in Europe|work=JEC Group |date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://chem.echa.europa.eu/100.242.364/dossier-list/reach/dossiers/active?pageIndex=1&pageSize=100&searchText=single%20wall%20carbon%20nanotubes https://chem.echa.europa.eu/100.242.364/dossier-list/reach/dossiers/active?pageIndex=1&pageSize=100&searchText=single%20wall%20carbon%20nanotubes]</ref>
In 2019, OCSiAl became a unicorn with a valuation exceeding $1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.contacto.lu/economia/ocsial-e-o-novo-unic-rnio-no-luxemburgo/426985.html|title=OCSiAl é o novo unicórnio no Luxemburgo|date=July 18, 2019|website=Contacto}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wort.lu/wirtschaft/luxemburger-firma-im-club-der-einhoerner/1011407.html|title=Luxemburger Firma im Club der Einhörner|date=July 16, 2019|website=Luxemburger Wort}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wort.lu/wirtschaft/luxemburger-betrieb-gewinnt-frueheren-marvel-ceo-als-verwaltungsrats-chef/8834490.html|title=Luxemburger Betrieb gewinnt früheren Marvel-CEO als Verwaltungsrats-Chef|date=February 28, 2024|website=Luxemburger Wort}}</ref> In the same year, OCSiAl opened a research laboratory in Pudong, Shanghai.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/361469764_281035|title=OCSiAl上海研发中心落成 单壁纳米管新品大幅提升复合材料性能|website=www.sohu.com}}</ref> The facility includes laboratories and quality control (QC) facilities for nanotube applications in batteries, composites, polymers, elastomers, and coatings.<ref name="auto1"/> Later that year, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) in the Federal Register for OCSiAl’s products which permitted their commercialization.<ref>{{cite web | title=Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (18-2) | date=5 December 2019 | url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/12/05/2019-26225/significant-new-use-rules-on-certain-chemical-substances-18-2 }}</ref>
In October 2020, OCSiAl opened a research laboratory in Foetz, Luxembourg. The facility develops and tests material formulations and processing methods to improve production systems.<ref name="auto"/>
In 2021, Daikin Industries invested in OCSiAl, valuing it at approximately $1.7 billion, to further develop lithium-ion battery materials.<ref name="auto2"/>
In 2024, OCSiAl appointed former Marvel Entertainment chief executive Peter Cuneo as its board chairman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wort.lu/wirtschaft/ocsial-ernennt-norbert-becker-zum-unabhaengigen-direktor/13834377.html|title=OCSiAl ernennt Norbert Becker zum unabhängigen Direktor|date=June 11, 2024|website=Luxemburger Wort}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.luxtimes.lu/businessandfinance/luxembourg-manufacturer-ocsial-appoints-peter-cuneo-as-board-chairman/8859145.html|title=Luxembourg manufacturer OCSiAl appoints Peter Cuneo as board chairman|date=February 29, 2024|website=Luxembourg Times}}</ref> In October 2024, OCSiAl opened a production facility in Serbia with an annual capacity of 60 tonnes of graphene nanotubes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wort.lu/wirtschaft/ocsial-eroeffnet-erste-europaeische-produktionsstaette-in-serbien/25357023.html|title=OCSiAl eröffnet erste europäische Produktionsstätte in Serbien|date=November 4, 2024|website=Luxemburger Wort}}</ref> It also announced plans to construct an additional facility in Serbia and a production hub in Differdange, Luxembourg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://serbia-business.eu/serbia-business-recent-production-facility-ocsiai-companies/|title=OCSiAl opens production facility for graphene nanotubes in Stara Pazova|first=David|last=Lazarevic|date=October 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcimag.com/articles/109841-ocsial-receives-green-light-for-project-in-luxembourg|title=OCSiAl Receives Green Light for Project in Luxembourg | PCI Magazine|website=www.pcimag.com}}</ref>
==Products== OCSiAI's main product is high-purity graphene nanotubes, and graphene-nanotube-based concentrates and suspensions<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nanotechmag.com/high-yield-technology-synthesis-high-purity-tuball-single-wall-carbon-nanotubes-nano-tech-2017-japan/|title=TUBALL single wall carbon nanotubes|date=February 7, 2017}}</ref> for battery applications and for thermoplastics, thermosets, and elastomers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.batterytechonline.com/materials/how-single-wall-carbon-nanotubes-are-enhancing-battery-performance|title=How Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Are Enhancing Battery Performance}}</ref>
OCSiAI’s graphene nanotubes are commercially applied in industrial rubber parts, functional prosthetics, battery cells, paints and coatings, composites, smart textiles, personal protective equipment, consumer electronics, packaging, industrial tanks, tires, and various plastics.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wort.lu/wirtschaft/warum-sich-der-bau-der-nanofabrik-verzoegert-oder-vielleicht-nie-zustande-kommt/9695103.html|title=Warum sich der Bau der Nanofabrik verzögert - oder vielleicht nie zustande kommt|date=March 25, 2024|website=Luxemburger Wort}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.ocsial.com OCSiAl website] *[http://tuball.com/ TUBALL nanotubes website]
Category:Nanotechnology companies